Mount Pleasant shooting victim shares his story
It’s been an emotional week for H&Z Market assistant manager Mohammad Ali. On Sept. 6, Ali was working at the store, located near Main Street and 16th Avenue in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, when he was shot in the leg....
B.C. government forecasting larger deficits over next 3 years
The B.C. government says it is forecasting larger deficits over the next three years as the province faces “significant headwinds” from U.S. tariffs, the impacts of the war in the Middle East, and a tighter federal immigration policy. The province’s...
Man arrested after Vancouver convenience store clerk shot during doorway conversation
Video surveillance shows a Vancouver convenience store clerk sitting behind a counter speaking to a man standing in the doorway just before the suspect appears to calmly shoot clerk. The gun isn’t visible, but there’s a flash of the muzzle...
2 men accused in Canadian human trafficking network plead not guilty in Edmonton
Two of three men accused by Alberta police of running a cross-Canadian human trafficking network for over a decade pleaded not guilty in Edmonton Monday. Last year, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) charged the pair with nearly 20...
B.C.’s home sales remain low but recovering slowly, says real estate association
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) says residential sales were down in August compared with the same month last year, but recovery continues across the provincial market. Last month, a total of $5.2 billion in home sales were recorded,...
UBC research may explain why some with Huntington’s develop symptoms earlier
People with Huntington disease carry the genetic mutation from birth, but why do some people develop symptoms much earlier than others? That is the question scientists from UBC’s Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute...
1 dead, 3 seriously injured in Chilliwack crash
One person has died and three others were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Chilliwack early Monday, police say. The Chilliwack RCMP says officers were called to the intersection of Boundary Road and Number 4 Road shortly after midnight. (1st...
Prime Minister Carney to kick off first investment summit in Toronto
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming the world’s investors to Toronto on Monday for a high-stakes summit aimed at attracting new investment to Canada. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are arriving for Canada’s first-ever investment summit...
B.C. mom distraught after slain daughter’s memorial destroyed again
Christine Angelis has had to rebuild a memorial for her daughter, Keisha Garie, for the second time in less than a month. Related: Burnaby RCMP investigating after desecration of memorial for homicide victims Burnaby homicide victims identified, were missing persons...
Guerrero hits first homer of season at Rogers Centre as Blue Jays crush Orioles
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smacked his first homer at home this season, and Kazuma Okamoto followed with a monster solo shot to set a Toronto Blue Jays rookie-year record with 85 RBI in an 8-1 rubber-match win against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Guerrero’s...
